Position: Research Compliance Officer
- Job type
- Full Time
- Category
- Administration
- Location / Branch
- University of Namibia / Main Campus
- Closing Date
- 27 March 2026 (1 week from now)
- Job Description
- Monitoring regulatory and policy developments relevant to research and innovation activities.
- Providing administrative compliance support to Units under the PVC: RID Division.
- Supporting staff and researchers with guidance on compliance procedures and institutional requirements.
- Coordinating development and review of internal policies, procedures and guidelines related to research.
- Supporting alignment of activities with national development frameworks (e.g., NDP, Vision 2030).
- Coordinating compliance tracking across units under PVC: RID.
- Reviewing grant documentation to identify reporting, monitoring and operational compliance requirements.
- Liaising with the Centres for Research Services (CRS) and Grants Management Office as well as the RID Project Finance Office to track compliance milestones.
- Developing and maintaining compliance checklists for agreements and funded projects.
- Monitoring operational processes to identify potential compliance risks and reporting same to management.
- Liaising with the Risk Management Specialists and relevant Units to support risk mitigating initiatives.
- Maintaining the Unit’s risk log.
- Updating compliance tracking tools in line with institutional policies and procedures related to risk and compliance.
- Monitoring research compliance indicators and flagging irregularities.
- Escalating all non-compliance matters to the supervisor and relevant institutional offices.
- Conducting internal reviews of research projects.
- Preparing compliance reports for university management and relevant university committees.
- Coordinating reporting of suspected misconduct in accordance with institutional policies and procedures.
- Performing any other relevant and related duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisors from time to time.
- Requirements
The candidate should be in possseions of a Bachelor’s Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, Compliance, or related field, coupled with at least three (3) years’ relevant working experience in research administration, grants management or compliance monitoring.
The advertisement reflects the minimum appointment requirements, and the University may set additional requirements for shortlisting and interviewing purposes.
- Published On
- 13 March 2026